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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1948

1,554 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 78

Prolific Bathurst Burr Growth in Boree Shire Destruction Being Carried Out

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

There is a prolific growth of Bathurst Burr in Boree Shire, the Noxious Weeds Inspector, Mr. B. C. Rowe, told this week's…

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Council Support for Bigger Allocation From Petrol Tax

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

Boree Shire Council has offered its wholehearted support to Uralla Shire Council in an endeavor to obtain more money from the…

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Money Transfers From Trading Funds Discussed At Council Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 7

All money transfers from trading funds of Molong Municipal Council will be presented for Council's approval or otherwise…

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Priority List to Be Drawn Up Of Molong Council Works

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 7

A priority list of works to be undertaken by Molong Municipal Council is to be drawn up. That decision was made at Tuesday…

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To Live in Garage Till House Is Built Council Grants Permission

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Gosper has been granted permission to construct a garage, with skillion shed, to house his family until he is able…

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Council to Maintain Sporting Areas? Town Clerk to Prepare Report on Proposal

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 5

Molong Municipal Council may undertake to maintain sporting areas for the local sports bodies provided that a satisfactory agreement can be reached. At this week's meeting of Council…

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Repairs to Footpaths in Bank Street Council to Obtain Estimate of Cost

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

An estimate of the cost of repairing the footpaths in Bank Street from Watson to Gidley Streets, will be obtained by the…

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Shire Grant

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

The Department of Main Roads advised Turon Shire Council yesterday that approval had been given to a grant of £4,185, Council's share…

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Shire Employee Resigns

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. E. S. Standen, who has been in the employ of Abercrombie Shire since 1926. tendered his resignation to yesterday's Council meeting. As…

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Shire Plant for Sale

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

Tenders will be called for the sale of Shire plant, authorised at yesterday's meeting of Abercrombie Council. Recommending the sale of…

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Inspector of Shire Roads

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

Members of Turon Shire Council with the Shire Engineer (Mr. H. O'Brien) and the Shire Clerk (Mr. D. Boyd) this week travelled every…

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Council Workers' Picnic

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 2

The secretary ol the Municipal and Shire Employees picnic committee (Mr. A. W. Smith) asked Turon Shire Council yesterday for…

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Mill Lane Dispute Turon Council Decision

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 3

The question of public use of Mill Lane, Eglinton, was discussed at yesterday's meeting of Turon shire Council, and it was decided to take…

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Yass Tussock Menace Abercrombie Council Inspection Planned

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 3

Abercrombie Shire Council has fallen into line with a number of other Local Government bodies in the fight against the rapidly spreading Yass…

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15 Per Cent. Petrol Cut Abercrombie Council Advised of Restrictions

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1948 · page 3

The monthly petrol allowances to Abercrombie Shire Council have been reduced by 15 per cent. from February 1 last…

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Rylstone Shire Council Clerk Reports on Road Matters Grant of £1520 for Special Works

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 9

The Shire Clerk and Mr. C. Hatpin, who have been carrying out the actual supervision of the outdoor staff, verbally reported to last meeting of Rylstone Shire Council on the work upon which the roads staff had been engaged, and the…

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Possible Alteration of Cricket Council

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 8

A meeting of the Western Cricket Council, with which Mudgee is affiliated, will be held in Bathurst on February…

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Notices of Motion for To-night's Mudgee Council Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 5

Several notices of motion, submitted by Aldermen Moufarrige and Donnelly, will be dealt with at the Mudgee…

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Shire President Says Govt. Discourteous in Releasing News

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Describing what he termed “political propaganda” by Federal and State members of Parliament, in using statements to the Press before informing the immediate parties concerned, the President of the Amaroo Shire Council, S. R. Reynolds, strongly criticised such actions…

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N.T. Council Meets Inaugural Ceremony

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

DARWIN, Monday: The first meeting of the Northern Territory Legislative Council was held at Darwin today, in a re-conditioned hut…

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